Senior Environmental Consultant
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About the Role
AECOM is seeking a Senior Environmental Consultant with 8+ years of marine environmental consultancy experience in EIA and permitting. The role involves leading multidisciplinary EIAs, stakeholder engagement, and field surveys.
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Responsibilities
- Perform specific and moderate portions of broader assignments of an experienced engineer
- Gather and correlate basic engineering data using established procedures
- Work on detailed or routine engineering assignments involving calculations and tests
- Propose approach to solve new problems using modifications of standard procedures
- Identify discrepancies in results
- Provide guidance to entry level engineers
- Perform work in accordance with agreed upon budget and schedule with little supervision
- Independently perform all tasks necessary to complete primary design elements for engineering works
Requirements
- 8+ years of marine environmental consultancy experience in EIA and Permitting
- Proven track record in leading and delivering multidisciplinary EIAs, ESIAs and permitting for environmental projects across a range of marine sectors
- Familiarity with local and regional environmental regulatory frameworks
- Familiarity with lenders’ requirements (e.g., IFC Performance Standards)
- Very strong technical writing skills for reporting and permit related documentation
- Competent in planning and delivery of field surveys
- Familiarity with GIS (ArcGIS, QGIS) and PRIMER statistical software
- Sound knowledge in use and application of AI in environmental assessment
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Company Description
- AECOM is the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve complex challenges and build legacies for future generations.
- We are a global team of over 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers.
Job Description
- Performs specific and moderate portions of a broader assignment of an experienced engineer.
- Gathers and correlates basic engineering data using established and well defined procedures.
- Works on detailed or routine engineering assignments involving calculations and relatively simple tests.
- Proposes approach to solve new problems encountered using modifications of standard procedures or methods developed in previous assignments.
- Identifies discrepancies in results.
- Provides guidance to entry level engineers.
- Performs work in accordance with agreed upon budget and schedule with little supervision.
- Independently performs all the tasks necessary to complete primary design elements for engineering works.
Qualifications
- 8+ years of marine environmental consultancy experience in the field of EIA and Permitting.
- Proven track record in leading and delivering multidisciplinary EIAs, ESIAs and permitting for environmental projects across a range of marine sectors.
- Familiarity and proven experience with local and regional environmental regulatory framework(s) preferred.
- Familiarity and experience with lenders’ requirements, for example, IFC Environmental and Social Performance Standards (notably PS6 Biodiversity and Sustainability) preferred.
- Very strong technical writing skills for reporting and permit related documentation; highly adept at stakeholder engagement and agency coordination.
- Competent in the planning and delivery of field surveys, including underwater remote video (DDV, ROV, BRUVS), SCUBA diver based survey techniques, water and sediment sampling, and benthic infauna and plankton sample collection.
- Familiarity and basic aptitude with GIS (ArcGIS, QGIS) and PRIMER statistical software would be an asset.
- Sound knowledge in the use and application of AI in the field of environmental assessment and project delivery would be an asset.
Additional Information
- All newly hired employees are required to attend an in person Day 1 onboarding at an AECOM office location as a condition of employment.
About AECOM
- AECOM is proud to offer comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D, disability, paid time off, leaves of absences, voluntary benefits, perks, flexible work options, well being resources, employee assistance program, business travel insurance, service recognition awards, ret
- AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm that had revenue of $16.1 billion in fiscal year 2025.
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